Dr. Goldmann Asks ealistic Statesmanship
From. Knesset on German Negotiations
Dedicate Butzel Building Sunday
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Party, the Communists and :the rightwing Herut Party also are slated to oppose nego-
tiations with Germany.
Announcement of agreement by the government parties to support the negotiation
policy followed a lengthy meeting of Cabinet members and representatives of the
coalition parties. All attending the meeting, over which Premier David Ben-Gurion
presided, were pledged to secrecy but the local press carried detailed - reports on the
meeting.
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According to these sources, the meeting voted to ask the Knesset to empower the
government to act on the reparations question "in the light of circumstances." A res-
olution opposing any direct negotiations wi th Germany received the support of only
five participants at the meeting, including Rabbi MOrdecai Nurock of the Mizrachi;
Benjamine Mintz and Rabbi Kalman of Poa le Agudah Israel. •
Dr. Goldmann. Calls for 'Realistic Statesmanship'
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Hope that the Israel Cabinet would pursue a policy of
"realistic statesmanship" by formally recommending the initiation of direct discus-
sions with the West German government on Israel's reparation claims against the Ger-
man people and that the Israel Parliament will accept such a recommendation was ex-
pressed by Dr. Nahum Goldmann, co-chairman of the Jewish Agency and acting presi-
dent of the World Jewish Congress.
Dr. Goldmann urged the great powers, and particularly the United States Govern-
ment, to give the fullest support to Israel's claim for $1,500,000,000 in reparations from
Germany.
Germans Ask Bonn Government to Be Specific on Reparations
FRANKFURT, (JTA)—The Hesse association of Germans who are legally obli-
gated to make restitution of Jewish property which had been stolen by the Nazi regime
and sold to members of the group demanded that the West German government
make an official declaration of the nature of the reparations and compensation to be
made to Israel and the total of these payments.
The Hesse group's statement criticized the American zonal restitution law as one
which has not made good the wrongs inflicted on the Jews, but has often created
new wrongs by placing the "burden of the state's debt on those who purchased
Jewish property." The statement scored the government for failing to acknowledge its
"principal obligation and basic responsibility" for the material and other damages
wrought on the Jews by the Nazis. It also asked whether the West German govern-
ment wished to make reparations. for damages suffered by Jews in territory which
now constitutes the Soviet zone of occupation and in other territories which once be-
longed to Germany.
Even on Birthday, Eddie Works
Cantor (60) Honors Israel (3)
Undie5,
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(American Jewish Press Feature)
America's best-loved comedian
the man whose big rolling eyes
fall short of matching an even
bigger heart, reaches the three
Score mark this month. Sixty
candles on Eddie Cantor's birth-
day cake!
The little tapers will light the
eake at an Israel Bond dinner
tendered Cantor at a New York
hotel on Jan. 31 . . . a far cry
from the teeming East Side
where he spent his childhood.
Eddie is an Israel fan, and
would consent to have his natal
day celebrated only on the con-
- -...dition that it would bring in
bonds for the young Jewish
State. •
It would be a rash prophet
Who would predict to his loyal
grandmother, Esther, his future
eminence. Even his wife Ida
never suspected, and Eddie has
told how Ida's father,Mr. Tobias,
insisted that he had better get
out of show business and into
some respectable line like gents'
furnishings, if he wanted the
hand of his daughter.
According to Cantor, he ex-
acted Mr. Tobias' reluctant ac-
quiescence only provisionally,
promising repeatedly to start a
furnishing store. He asked that
he be allowed to play "just one
more season" in order to raise
. sufficient capital with which to
lb., start a store. When that season
Was up, he induced Mr. Tobias
to bear with him "for just one
more season," pointing out that
with the additional revenue, he
might start a chain,
Eddie once took Mr. Tobias
around to the Palace, mecca of
the show world a quarter of a
century or more ago, and point-
ed to a big sign: EDDIE CAN-
TOR WILL BE HERE ALL THIS
WEEK.
Mr. Tobias looked at the sign,
then asked Eddie to accompany
him. He led the comedian three
blocks south to the gents' furn-
ishing store 1of Nat Lewis. "See
that sign," said. Mr, Tobias,
."that sign is there all the year
.around!?
Cantor was raised by his
grandmother. His mother died
when Eddie was only two years
old. His father survived only a
year longer.
He probably holds the record
for playing benefits for good
causes, but no cause has more
strongly I d to him than
helping the new state of Israel
get on its feet.
When Eddie was in Israel re-
cently, Prime Minister Ben-
Gurion said, "Eddie, I count on
you to raise one fourth of the
American total for Israel."
Those who know Eddie didn't
laugh when they heard the
story. Nor did the millions who
know of Cantor's work for char-
ities through a recent nation-
wide spread in the "Saturday
Evening Post." Millions more
will get to know the Jewish
comedian better when a Holly-
wood studio releases "The Eddie
Cantor Story" in the not too dis-
tant future.
I.eVine Is Co-Inventor
Of Revolutionary Splint
A new plastic splint tried on a
German-Shepherd dog in Los
Angeles may mean added con-
venience for humans who suffer
broken bones.
The splint, a pink plastic
featherweight affair, is the in-
vention of three Los Angeles
men, including
Charles LeVine,
brother of Louis
Levine of De-
troit.
LeVine, a den-
ture laborator y
operator, with
Dr. Albert Good-
man a n d Dave
Sallan, another
dental lab own-
LeVine
er, tried the splint on the Ger-
man Shepherd's leg after it had
broken a paw.
LeVine, in explaining the con-
venience of the splint, stated
that the three-ounce plastic
splint placed on Cuddle's paw
would normally require a five
pound plaster of Paris cast. Tiny
holes in the plastic allow air to
the covered area, eliminating
much of the itching.
The proof of the usefulness of
the splint Will be discovered as
soon as its healing rate is com-
pared with that of usual casts.
In the meanwhile, Cuddles the
dog is enjoying the light splint,
and is not concerned whether
his paw may prove historic.
Chajes to Direct Husical Program
In 2nd Event Honoring Fred Butzel
Julius Chajes, director of the
Jewish Community Center's
music department, will conduct
the Center Symphony Orchestra
in a special concert, as part of
the dedication ceremonies for
the Fred M. Butzel Memorial
Building, 8:30 p.m., Monday, at
the building, 163 Madison at
John R.
Wyn Garden, soprano, will
sing "Ah fo•se lui" from La-
Traviata a n d the "Laughing
Song" from "Der Fledermaus,"
as the solo offerings.
A Detroit resident for the past
eight years, Miss Garden is a
native of Windsor. Her appear-
ance on the concert program is
particularly appropriate, since it
was Fred M. Butzel who signed
the affidavit enabling Miss Gar-
d e n to come to the United
States, begin residence toward
citizenship of this country and
to study with Margaret Kozenn
Chajes in Detroit.
Embodying some of Butzel's
favorite music. the program will
I include the Symphony No. 92
in G Major by Haydn and the
Egmont Overture by Beethoven.
Chajes is one of the foremost
contemporary Jewish musicians,
known especially for his com-
positions of Palestinian music.
He was a prize winner for his
choral compositions in Berlin,
headed the piano department
of the Music College in. Tel Aviv,
Israel and has gained many
honors in musical circles in the
United States.
The formal dedication cere-
monies for the Butzel Memorial
Building will be held at 8 p.m.,
Sunday.
24—THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, January 11, 1952
This is the Butzel Memorial Building at 163 Madison. Formal
dedication will take place Sunday. Other events scheduled for
dedication week are listed elsewhere in this issue.
Federation Women Plan Sixth Institute
With EmphaSis on Group Discussion
To prepare and assemble a
Women working with Mrs.
program—complete with 11 ma- Frank on "The Long Line" —
jor speakers—like that of the include Mesdames Charles P.
sixth annual institute of the Feinberg, Joseph Geschelin, An-
Women's Division of the Jewish na Handelman, William B. Isen-
Welfare Federation, scheduled berg, Harry L.. Jackson, M0:1C
to begin at 9:30 a.m., Jan. 30, K 1 a y ma n, Edward Politzer,
at Temple Beth El, takes weeks Leonard H. Weiner, Sidney
of planning by hundreds of Winer, Samuel J. Caplan, Lak•
Women's Division members.
off, Milford Pregerson, Victor
Coordinating a r r a ngements Shiffrnan, Norma Silver, Ira I.
for the entire "What's Your Sonnenblick and Melville S.
Line?" program is Mrs. Ray- Welt.
mond A. Sokolov, chairman of
Under the chairmanship of
the Division's program commit- Mrs. Louis Zlatkin, the commit-
tee. Her vice-chairmen, Mrs. J tee for the medical session haS
Shurly Horwitz and Mrs. Charles drawn up a list of 20 basic ques-
Briskman, are in charge of the tions which it plans to present
morning and afternoon portions to Dr. Julien Priver, director of
of the Institute, respectively.
Sinai Hospital of Detroit and
Under the leadership of Mrs. the speaker slated to handle
Theodore Bargman a n d Mrs. the medical seminar. Plans for
Morris Zwerdling, a committee the "Hold the Line" medical
of 16 have worked out where the session will be completed at
emphasis will be placed in the 10:30 a.m., Thursday, when the
child seminar—one of the four committee holds its final meet-
simultaneous sessions planned ing at the home of Mrs. Nate S.
to. follow the general covoca- Shapero. Program committee
tion'at 10 a.m., with Mrs. Leon- members working on the medi-
ard H. Weiner presiding.
cal session include Mesdames
Calling their session, "The Be- Adolph Barron, Julius Chajes,
ginning of the Line," the com- Joseph Fenton, Stanley Fleisch-
mittee determined that each of aker, Aimee Gaines, Herschel V.
the four specialists on its child Kreger, Harry Landsman, Felix
seminar panel Will deal with Mahler, Royal A. Oppenheim,
some phase of the child and the Bert L. Smokier and Samuel
community and the ways in Sofferin.
which parents help their chil-
Women serving as resource
dren to make a better adjust- people for the medical session
ment to their community.
include Mesdames Sol C. Gross-
Committee members for the man, I. Jerome Hauser, Henry J.
Child Session, in addition to Moses, Philip Marcuse, Julien
Mrs. Bargman and Mrs. Zwerd- Priver. Nate S. Shapero, Norma
ling, include Mesdames Robert Silver and James L. VanVliet. .
Alpern, Mandell Berman, Arnold
The fourth morning session,
Bramson, Paul P. Broder, Mor- "Tying the Line" will be con-
ris H. Brown, Mark Dale, - Ben ducted as an interview, with
Fishman, Harold Frank, Byron I.Mrs. Julian H. Krolik, chairman
H. Gerson, Irving B. Gerson, of the resettlement session, in-
Joseph Gilbert, Irving Goldman, terviewing Ann Petluck, assist-
Eli Gross, David I. Hubar, Ben- ant director of the national
jamin E. Jaffe, Ben Jones, Mar- United Service for New Ameri-
vin Kahn, S. Baer Keidan, Irv- cans who will fly to Detroit for
ing Kramer, Joseph H. Kukes, the Institute.
Edward Levine, Herbert G. Le-
Other members of the com-
vin, Alvin B. Lezell, Eliot Magid- mittee include Mrs. Maier Fin-.
sohn, Sidney H. Marwil, Milton sterwald, Miss Hattie Gittleman,
Marx, Marvin Mintz, Philip Mesdames Merwin Grosberg,
Peven, Harry Platt, William J. John C. Hopp, Joseph Jackier ;
Poplack, Joseph Radom, Leslie Harry L. Jones, T. Ben Kasle,
R.. Schmier, •Abel Selburn, Don- Max Miller, Joseph Newman, Leo
ald Sucher and James Winernan. Seligson ; Boaz Siegel, Albert
Mrs. William H. Frank will be Silber Julian Tobias, Samuel S.
chairman of the session on the Aaron, Louis Kerner, Siegmund.
aged. The committee will use Kulka, Morris Lewis, Lewis H.
dramatic presentation to bring Manning, David Pollack, Morey
out the ways in which the aged L. Rosenthal, Samuel H. Rubi-
are helped to make a better ad- ner, Fred E. Schwab and Miss
justment to their surroundings. Selma J. Sampliner,
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Hillel Purchases Sims Consulate
In Israel for Hebrew University
.„.
Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld, national director of the Bnai.
Brith Hillel Foundation, has returned from a trip to Israel and
Switzerland where he completed negotiations , for the present
Swiss Consulate building in Israel which was purchased by
Hillel. The building, shown above, is opposite the present head.
quarters of Hebrew University, and will be used by the
versity's 2,000 students and faculty for extra-curricular activity:.